Chinadaily.com.cn
     
    Go Adv Search

    Ministry to withdraw 38 food additives

    Updated: 2012-04-10 09:58

    By Jin Zhu (China Daily)

      Comments() Print Mail Large Medium  Small 分享按鈕 0

    China plans to withdraw 38 types of food additive from the market, in response to rising concerns over food safety.

    Analysts said the targeted additives are used in many food products, including candies, cakes, and canned meat and fruit.

    The food additives are mainly used for preserving freshness, and improving taste and appearance.

    The draft proposal was posted on the Ministry of Health website on Friday for public comment until April 20.

    Dong Jinshi, executive vice-president of the International Food Packaging Association based in Hong Kong, said the central government was updating its list of food additives, which had not kept up with market trends.

    "Most of the 38 food additives are now obsolete and have been abandoned by food manufacturers because of their reduced effectiveness or high cost. The updated list of additives will help regulate the market in food products," he said.

    "However, some natural food additives are listed to be withdrawn because of their high cost, and more artificial additives will pour into the market to replace them, and that may pose potential health risks."

    For instance, fenugreek gum, a natural thickening agent used in baked food and candies, is on the proposed list.

    Almost half the 38 additives listed are pigments, but food and nutrition experts said there would be little change in the appearance of food products without them.

    Most of the pigments to be withdrawn can be replaced by similar additives at lower prices, Wang Zhutian, a researcher from the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, told China National Radio on Monday.

    Wang Shiping, a food science and nutrition professor at China Agricultural University, said there had been a sharp increase in recent years in the amount of additives used in food processing, partly due to higher expectations by consumers.

    "Food products with a longer preservation period and good appearance always sell well. Therefore, food enterprises now tend to use large amounts of additives," he said on Monday.

    Wang said people should be more aware of food quality when they buy food, rather than making choices based on appearance.

    Public concern over food safety continues to be high in China, following the melamine milk scare in 2008 and the use of the illegal additive, clenbuterol, by farmers to feed pigs in Henan province in March 2011.

    Dong Jinshi suggested authorities should also crack down on the illegal use of food additives and set stricter content levels.

    jinzhu@chinadaily.com.cn

    亚洲欧美日韩中文字幕二区| 久久精品国产亚洲AV无码娇色| 伊人久久精品无码av一区| 无码 免费 国产在线观看91| 中文字幕精品无码一区二区三区| 制服丝袜中文字幕在线| 潮喷无码正在播放| 精品欧洲AV无码一区二区男男| 中文成人无字幕乱码精品区| 嫩草影院无码av| 精品久久无码中文字幕| 一本色道无码道在线观看| 天堂а√在线地址中文在线| 日韩AV无码中文无码不卡电影| 18禁网站免费无遮挡无码中文| 无码人妻熟妇AV又粗又大| 精品亚洲AV无码一区二区三区| 亚洲一区中文字幕久久| 无码专区久久综合久中文字幕| 亚洲精品一级无码鲁丝片| 久久精品无码免费不卡| 91精品日韩人妻无码久久不卡| 熟妇人妻AV无码一区二区三区| 一本大道东京热无码一区| 中文字幕av无码一区二区三区电影 | 亚洲欧洲美洲无码精品VA| 中文字幕久久精品| 久草中文在线观看| 最近完整中文字幕2019电影| 亚洲国产综合精品中文第一区| 日本成人中文字幕| 开心久久婷婷综合中文字幕| 中文字幕一二区| 最近中文字幕mv免费高清视频8 | 久久e热在这里只有国产中文精品99| 中文字幕乱码人在线视频1区| 天堂在线资源中文在线8 | 日韩免费码中文在线观看 | 一本加勒比HEZYO无码人妻| 国产AⅤ无码专区亚洲AV | 国产精品多人p群无码|